Beetling engine



April 30, 1929.

J. W. HAUGHTON BEETLING ENGINE Filed Dec. 22 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet III III llllllllillllvll l l l l l I l l I 1| IL April 30, 1929; J. w. HAUGHTON 1,710,824-

BEETLING ENGINE Filed Dec. 22, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Apr. 30, 1929.

JUHN WILFRED HAUGHTON, F CULLYBACKEY, NORTHERN IRELAND.

BEETLING ENGINE.

Application filed December 22, 1927, Serial No. 241,827, and in Great Britain May 16, 1927.

This invention relates to the beetling of cloth, and has for its object to provide an improved beetling: engine.

i-\ccordin;r to the invention. I provide a bectline; ene'ine in which the fallers or beetles are arranged between cloth rollers and are associaieijl with means whereby they can be made to operate by gravity on the saicl rollers for the purpose of bcctliu g' the cloth. Preferably, the fallers or beetles are pivotally mounted and so arranged and es: cillatcd that they operate at each end of their oscillatinc movement to effect the bcetling of the cloth carried round the rollers. The pivotal l'allers or ix eetles may be adapted for oscillation between a pair of cloth rollers and the arrangement may be such that each of the beetles. in the upward part of its oscillatimi, is poaitively operated and completes its further immanent under Qravitv, free of control other than! by the pivoL so that the equivalent of the dropping action of the usual vertically moving beetles is obtained.

Preferably, means is provided for renderin; one br more of the beetles inoperative in respect of either the Whole or the half of the beetline' opera tious thereof, and means are also provided. wherelrv the beams being treated are rotated and traversed 'in any usual manner, for the purpose of obtainin i' an even lit-.Qflillg of the cloth.

One form of bectline enarne embodying Inv invention willv now be described, by way of example, with reference to the annexed drawings, in which u Fig. 1 is a side elevation ot: the beetling engine;

Fig. a front elevation: and

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Referrine to the drawings:-

The beetl s 1, of sul' stantially T shape in end elevati n. are pivotally mounted on a shaft 2. This shaft is supported in hearings on a frame 3, at each side of which a pair of plnnnner blocks 1 carried. In these plummer blocks, the sh-f 5 and (3 of rollcrs 7 and 8 are mounted respectively.

As will. be seen from Fig. l, the T-shaped beetles 1 extend a short distance below their pivotal shaft 2, being; each provided with a lower extension 9 bolted to the upper portion of the beetles so as to complete the hearing 10 thereof. At the bottom of the extension 9, a roller 11 is rotatably mounted.

In the lower portion of the frame 3, jour nals 3 are provided for a series of slidable guide rods 12, the said rods being horizontally disposed at equal distances from one another. On each rod 12, a pair of spaced tlanlclneinbcrs 13 and 11 are fixed by cottcrs 16 and gibs 17, the said members 13, 14

being connected together at their lower ends by a rigid bar 15, which is fixed to the flankmembers 13, 14 by cutters 16 and gibs 17. A shaft 18 extends horizontally through the whole of the flank-members 13 and 14, and came 19, working, if desired, in an oil bath, are keyed to the shaft 18 so that one such am is located directly between each pair of tlanlcmembers 13, let. As will be. seen from Figs. 1 and 2, each flankanember is formed on its inner face with a vertical rccess 20, in which recesses are adapted to operate the respective roller 11 and cam 19.

Referring to Figs. 2 and 3, it will beseen that the cam shaft 18 is adapted to be c0nncctcd to the power source (not shown) and in journalled at the bottom of the frame 3 in bearings 21. (Fig. 2). A worm 22 is secured to the shaft 18 so as to engage with a worm-wheel 23 fixed to the bottom of a vertical shaft 2 1, the top of which carries a bevel gear 25. As shown in Fig. 1, the bevel gear meshes with a bevel gear 26 secured to a lun'izontal shaft 27, which letter also carries a pair of bevel gears 28, 29 meshing respectively with bevel gears 30 and 31. l-leferrine to Fig. 3, it will be seen that bevel cars 30, 31 are fixed on the end of shafts 32 and 33 respectively and, as shown in Fig. 2, each of the shafts 32, 33 has also mounted thereon a cam member 34 (Fig. 2).

The said member 34 is formed integral with a ring of gear teeth 35, flanged at one side by a bevelled collar 36 and at the other side by the bevelled face 37 of thecam member itself. The circumferential surface of the cam member 8 is formed with a cam slot 38, which, as clearly visible from Fig. 2, is engaged by a fixed pin 39. The cam member 3a is slidable along, but rotatable with, the shaft 32, so that as the latter rotates, the cam member will revolve and oscillate simul taneously. The ring of gear teeth on the cam member 34; is engaged by a large gear wheel 4!) fixed on the shaft 5 carrying the roller 7. The said shaft 5 is slidablein its plummcr block l, the roller 7 being thereby movable to and fro aswell as rotatable by the {rear wheels 40 engaging the geared ring 35 of the cam member.

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As will be understood, the foregoing arrangrcnient duplicated at the other side of the beetling: engine, so as to impart a. similar l'OttltlY. and oscillating; motion to the roller 8. Similar traversing gear could also be used to operate a plurality of bcctling engines by extending the shaft E27.

Retort-inc again to Fig. 1, it will be see: that the rotation of the cams .19 causes the pair of flzllll'i-llltilllJGlS 13, 1 1 to move from side to side on their guide rods 12. The said flank-members, being connected rigidly together at the bottom by bars 15, oscillate in unison and, by acting on the roller 11, operate to cause oscillation of the beetle 1, the said oscillation being effected during the first halt thereof by the positive thrust of one or other of the tlanlcmeinbers .13, 1 1 on the roller 11, and the latter half ot the said oscillation being effected simply by gravity. The beetle 1, rollers 7, 8 and flank-members 13, 14; are so aranged that the tall ot the beetle 1 under gravity corresponds to a tree arcuate motion of the roller 11 across from the flanleincinber 13 to the member 11. As will be understood, the rods 12 may be extended where a plurality oil beetling engines are arranged in adjacency, so that, Tlll'Olfl one driving or operating gear, the said rods 12 may operate the plurality ot' beetling engines.

In order that any of the beetles 1 may be rendered inoperative with respect to either or both of the rollers 7, 8, a locking device comprising; locking bars all, Fig. 3) is provided. will be seen from Fig. 2, the bar .1-1 for each beetle comprises a pair of spaced segmental portions, of which the axes are eccentrically disposed on opposite sides of: the tlXlS about which the complete bar 41 is rotatable. The Hat surfaces 16 of the said segmental pm'tions lace outwards from each other, and are not parallel but are inclined so that they converge upwards towards each other. The segmental portions are joined by a short integral portion of circular section, and the bars 4.1 as a whole are each :torined at the ends with a. squared portion all; Fig. 3) adapted to receive a key. The beetles 1 are each formed with a I'OA'lTtlJlf-Jjlllil eye 45 above the pivotal shaft 2, and, when the locking bars all are turned so that the flat surfaces 46 of the segmental portions are at the same upward inclination, the said eye 4-5 is adapted to slide back and forward on the bars all as the beetle 1 is oscillated by its cam. By means of a key as aforesaid, however, the locking, bars ll can be given a partial rotation. Such rota-- tion ot the bar 11 brings the flattened surface ll} 01" one segniiental portion into a vertical position, and. brings the corresponding surface of the other seg niental portion into a position nearer the horizontal, whereby, due to the lower corner of the latter segmental portion projecting into the path oi the rectangular eye 21-5, pivotal movement ot the hectic 1 n. the direction at the said portion is prcrentml. in Fig. 2, each of the bars it is turned so that one sognncntal portion thcrcol has its :llattcncd surl'ace lo vertical and the other segmental portion is omitted so as to avoid obscuring: the illustration. As will be understood, o'li course, the osc llation of the .tlauh members 13, .lil: continn unintcrrnptedly during; any of the foregoing changes in the movement of the beetle.

The nnnlus opcrandi olf gine is as follows Cloth is adapted to be wound on each of the rollers 7 and. 8. As :inbcl'ore ex. plaincd, be

the heetlinn eni rollers 7 and 8 have a retail to and oscillating nrovonient imparted to thorn, and, at the some time, the beetles 1 a to normally adapted. to be opw'ated so that the T-shaped heads thereof tail on to the cloth rollers 7 and 8 alternately. the rollers 7 and 8, it is en.--=ured that. the T-shapod heads of the beetles 1 act upon difi'ercnt parts of the cloth each time they drop dowi'iwanl under gravity, so that the entire area of the cloth on each roller 7 or bl bectled. As will be clear, the action oi the beetles l is thus equivalent in cviw'y respect to the action of the ordinary beetles moved up and down rortically.

Fur-:lwrinorc, as lu-reinbctore rhasrrihrd, only one, instead ot both, oil the cloth rol ers-1 7, 8 may be used when desired, the lmctles 1 being; rendered,- inoperativc in res iect oi the unused roller 7 or 8 by the locliillp; bars ll. Likewise, it w ll he clear that by means ot the said lOClIi bars 41, any desired number of the bee lOs 1 may be rendered vzlmlly or partially inoperative.

Preferably, the aura 19 for the beetles l. are arranged in angular progression on the shaft 18 so that the beetles 1 will operate in similar proe'rt ion on the cloth rollers 7. h. By tlis arrangement, the rollers and tiU lunnner blocks El: thereof are relieved so ere shock, such as would occur were ll beetles 1.. to drop on to either roller '7 or sinniltaneously. On the outs de l) of the pltunincr bloelis sta'o 11 channel ba rs 47 are secured to witlu tand the thrust due to the gravity action of the beetles 1 on the rollers 7, 8.

its will be s en troiu the drawings, the bearings lS of the plunnncr bloci's 4.- are ol' the open type so that the cloth rollers '7, i can be read ly 'i'lted out therefrom and placed hacl: 1 In this arrangement, overhead rant. or other means can he us" to move the (not -llcrs F, 8 out oi? the ho' where the actual rollers under better onditions than usua obtain in a. becthng house, where the ncisr 15y oscillat in;

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lLlll lliU is very detrimental to good work being done. Under such conditions, also, the beetling engines can be placed closer together, thus effecting a saving of room.

As will also be seen from the drawings, the beetle operating mechanism is located entirely below the level oi the cloth rollers, so that the said mechanism can be freely oiled without danger of the oil coming into contact with the cloth, In practice, this advantage is further secured, inasmuch as the beetle operating mechanism is generally arranged below the floor level.

It will be clear that by making the same. beetles operate on two cloth rollers instead of one roller as usual, the output ol the beetling engine is greatly increased, or, for an equivalent output, the number of beetles required is reduced, because one beetle is equivalent to two beetles in the ordinary vertical machine.

Various modifications may be made in the invention without departing from the scope thereof. For example, the force oi. impact of the beetles may be varied by varying the weight of the T-shaped or other heads thereof, which may be done by forming the said heads with recesses adapted to be partially or wholly filled with lead or other metal. Such means may also be used to obtain uniformity in impact of the various beetles. It is to be observed, further, that a beetling engine as herein set forth can be made entirely of metal, thereby eliminating the costly woodwork of the present beetling engines.

I claim 1. Beetling engines for beetling clOl'll comprising rollers for supporting the cloth, means for rotating said rollers, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotally mounted on the said supporting means, spaced flank members for each beetle, guide means carrying said flank members, means for slidably supporting said guide means transversely of the beetles, means for reciprocating said flank members, and means whereby the flank members are rigidly connected on their respective guide means at a fixed distance apart that the Oscillation of the beetle is efi'ected firstly by a positive thrust and then by gravity.

2. Beetling engines for beetling' cloth comprising a pair of rollers for su iporting' the cloth, means for rotating said rollers, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotally mounted on the said supporting means, a pair of flank members for each beetle, a guide rod. for carrying each pair of flank mei'abers, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a fixed distance apart, means for slidably supporting the guide rods transversely of the beetles, cams arranged to operate on the flank members, means to rotate said cams, and a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respective lla-nk members so that the oscillation of the beetle etlected during the first half thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter half by gravity.

Bcetling engines for beetling cloth comprising rollers for supporting the cloth, means for rotating said rollers, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotally mounted on the said supporting means, spaced flank members; for each beetle, guide means carrying said flank members. means for slidably sul'iporting said guide means transversely of the beetles, operating means cone mon to said beetles for reciprocating said flank members, means whereby the tlank members are rigidly connected on their respective guide means at a lixed distance apart so that the oscillation of the'beetle is ettected firstly by a positive thrust and then by gravity, and means for rendering a number of the beetles inoperative in respect of either the whole or part oi" the bcetling operations thereof without disturbing the mounting of said beetles and the connection of the flank members to said operating means.

at. Beetling engines for beetling cloth comprising a pair of rollers for supporting the cloth, means for rotating said rollers, pivotal supporting means, beetles mounted on the said supporting means, a pair of flank members for each beetle, a guide rod for carrying each pair of flank members, means whereby the flank members are rig idly secured on their respective guide rods at a lixed distance apart, means for slidably supporting the guide rods transversely oi the beetles, cams arranged to operate on the flank members, means to rotate said cams, a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respective flank members so that the oscillation of the beetle is eflected during the first half thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter half by gravity, and means for rendering any number of the beetles inoperative in respect of either the whole or part of the beetling operations thereof.

Beetling engines for beetling cloth comprising a pair'o'l rollers for suppm'ting the cloth, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotally mounted on the said supporting means, a pair of flank members for each beetle, a guide rod for carrying each pair of flank members, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a fixed distance apart, means for slidably supporting the guide rods transversely of the beetles, cams arranged to operate on the flank members, means to rotate said cams, a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respective flank members so that the oscillation of: the beetle efi'ected duringthe first halt thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter halt by gravity, and n'teans whereby the cloth rollers are rotated and moved from side to side to obtain uniform beetling of the cloth.

6. Ileetling engines 'fOl beetlinn cloth etnnprising a pair of rollers for supporting the moth, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotaltv mounted on the said supporting means, a pair of Hank members for aeh beetle, a guide rod for atrryinp; each pair of flank members. means wherebv the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a lixed distance apart, means for slidably supporting the guide rods t'ansve 'sely ot the beetles, cams ar angled to ope "ate on the flank members, means to rotate said cams, a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respective flank members so that the oscillation of the beetle etl ected during the first hilt thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter half by gravity, a rotatable shaft, means for driving" said sha'l t, a cam menr ber slida-ble on said shaft and provided with a ram slot, a fixed pin engaging with said cam slot, at geared ring rotatable and, slidable with said cam members, a second geared ring lixed on the shaft of each oi the elotl rollers and each rotatable and axially movable by the first mentioned geared ring to elleet rotation and side to side movement of the cloth rollers.

7. Beetling engines tor beetling cloth eonr prising a pair of rollers for supporting the cloth, means for rotating said rollers, pivotal supporting .mians art-ranged between the said rollers, beetles adapted for oscillation on the said supporting means, stopper members for said beetles and spaced [tank It em" hers for each be le, guide means 'tliflrlllg said tlank members, means for slidabl v supporting said guide means t 'ansverselv oi the lJQtt-ltlloperating means comnuni to said beetles for reciprocating said flank members, means whereby the flank members are rigidly connected on their respective means at a fixed distance apart so that the oscillation ot the beetle is effected firstlv by a positive thrust and then by gr 'avity, for introducing said members to stop tin action of: any beetle without interfering with the continued action of the beetles remaining or to stop he tltjt oll oil a beetle on one cloth roller only while permitting, action of the beetle on the other roller. 1

8. Beet-ling: engines for beetlimr cloth comprising, a pair of rollers for supporting the cloth, means for rotating said. rollers, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotally mounted on. the. said supporting means, a pair of flank members for each beetle, a guide rod for carrying each pair 01" tlank members, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a lixed distance apart, means for slid-ably sup 'iortiing' the guide rods transversely oil the beetles, cams a rraneed to operate on the flank members, means to rotate said cams, a roller on the lower eml ot each beetle acted on. bv the reiq eetive llank members so that the oscillation of the beetle is effected during the first half thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter lnlt by gravity, an eve provided on each beetle. alocking bar passing; through said eve, means for holding: said locking bars against axial movement whilst permitting rotation thereof, and means wherein; said ba are turnablo imlependently so as to permit and prevent sliding movement thereon of the eve engaged thereby.

9. Bcetling engines for bee linecloth, comprising a pair of relic s tor su 'iportina' the cloth,pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotally mounted on the said supporting means, a pair of flank members for each beetle, a ,e'uide rod for carrying: each pair oli flank inen'ibers, n :ans whereby the tlank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a xed distance apart, in ans for slidahlv supporting the guide rods transversely of the beetles, cams a rranped to operate on the flank members. means to ro tale said cams, a roller on the lower end ot' :aeh. beetli acted on by the respective llank members so that the oscillation ol the beetle etl'ected during the first hall? thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter butt I); ,tgraritv, and means wherebv the cloth rollers are rotated and moved from side to side to obtain uniform beetline oi the cloth.

l0. Beet-ling engines for bending cloth compi'sing a pair of rollers tor supporting: the cloth, means for rotat ng said rollers, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotaliv mounted on the si 'd supporting means, a pair of flank membe for each beetle, a ,ejuide rod for carrying each pair oil [tank memhers, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a fixed distance apart, means for slidahlv su mortin f the beetl cams arranged to operate on the flank members, means to rotate sa id ean1s a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respective flank members so that the oscillation of the beetle in el'l ectrd during: the first halt theret'itl by a posit ive thrust and in the latter halt by gravity, a rotatable shaft, means for driving): said watt, a 'ani member slidable on said shalt and provided with a am slot, at lixcd pin engaging with said fam slot, ageared ring: rotatable and slidable with said cam member, a second glared ring, lined on. the shaft; ot' each ol. the cloth rollers, and each rohtablc and axially movable by the tirst mentioned geared ring to ell'ect rotation and side to the guide rods t 'ansversclv ol' ill] it of:

l ll) lttt) side movement of the cloth rollers, stopper members for said beetles, and means for introducing said members to stop the action of any beetle without interfering with the continued action of the beetles remaining or to stop the action of a beetle on one cloth roller only while permitting action of the beetle on the other roller.

11. Beetling engines for beetling cloth comprising a pair of rollers for supporting the cloth, means for rotating said rollers, pivotal supporting means, beetles pivotally mounted on the said supporting means, a pair of flank members for each beetle, a guide rod for carrying each pair of Hank members, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a fixed distance apart, means for slidably supporting the guide rods trans versely of the beetles, cams arranged to op crate on the flank members, means to rotate said cams, a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted. on by the respective flank menr hers so that the oscillation oi the beetle is etlected during the first halt thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter half by gravity, and reinforcement membersadapterl to take the thrust on the cloth rollers due to the impacts of the beetles.

12. Beetling engines for bcetling cloth comprising a pair of rollers for supporting the cloth, means for rotating the said rollers, a horizontal shaft arranged between said rollers, T-shaped beetles pivotally mounted on the said horizontal shaft, a pair of flank members, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a fixed distance apart, means for sli lably supporting the guide rods transversely of the beetles, cams arranged to operate on the inner faces of the flank members, means to rotate said cams, and a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respeetire flank members so that the oscillation of the beetle effected during the first half thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter half by gravity.

13. Beetling engines for bectling cloth comprising a pair of rollers for supporting the cloth, a horizontal shaft arranged bctween said rollers, T-shaped beetles pivot ally mounted on the said horizontal shaft, a pair of Hank members, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respective guide rods at a fixed distance apart, means for slidably supporting the guide rods transversely oi; the beetles, cams arranged to operate on the inner faces of the flank members, means to operate said cams, a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respective flank members so that the oscillation of the beetle is effected during the first half thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter half by gravity, a rotatable shaft, means for driving said shaft, a cam member slidable on said shaft and provided with a cam slot, a fixed pin engaging with said cam slot, a geared ring rotatable and slidable with said cam member, a second geared ring fixed on the shaft of each of the cloth rollers and each rotatable and axially movable by the first mentioned geared ring to elfectrotation and side to side movement of the cloth rollers, an eye provided on each beetle, a locking bar passing through said eye, means for holding said locking bars against axial movement whilst permitting rotation thereof, and means whereby said bars are turnable independently so as to permit and prevent sliding movement thereon of the eye engaged thereby.

14. Beetling engines for beetling cloth comprising a pair of rollers for supporting the cloth, a horizontal shaft arrangei'l'between said rollers, T-shaped beetles pivotally mounted on the said horizontal shaft, a pair of Hank members, means whereby the flank members are rigidly secured on their respect-ive guide rods at a fixed distance apart, means for slidably supporting the guide rods transversely of the beetles, cams arranged to operate on the inner faces of the flank members, means to rotate said cams, a roller on the lower end of each beetle acted on by the respective flank members so that the oscillation of the beetle is effected during the first half thereof by a positive thrust and in the latter half by gravity, a rotatable shaft, means for driving said shaft, a cam member slidable on said shaft and provided with a cam slot, a fixed pin engaging with said cam slot, a. geared ring rotatable and slidable with said cammember, a second geared ring fixed on the shaft of each of the cloth rollers and each rotatable and axially movable by the first mentioned geared ring to effect rotation and side to side movement of the cloth rollers, stopper members for said beetles, and means for introducing said members to stop the action of any beetle without interfering with the continued action of the beetles remaining or to stop the action of a beetle on one cloth roller only while permitting action of the beetle on the other roller, and rcinfol-cement members adapted to take the thrust on the cloth rollers and due to the impacts of the beetlal.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOHN VVILFRED HAUGHTON. 

